# Accident 19730706017529A: Cessna A188A, Bunker Hill, IL, July 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1973
- Place: Bunker Hill, IL
- Airport: Weidner Rla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 39.0415° N, 89.9511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bunker Hill, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0415&lon=-89.9511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5623J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5623J-1997-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188A (registry code 2073008, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,056 total, 183 in this make and model, 178 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEV02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730706017529A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

6TH LOAD PLT INCREASED LOAD BY 100LBS,TOTAL HOPPER 1000LBS.HIT CORN 3-4FT AGL.LNDD IN BEAN FLD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI74FEV02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV02), Jul 6, 1973: Cessna A188A (N5623J), Bunker Hill, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5623J (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19950908028119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950908028119A), Sep 8, 1995: Cessna A188A (N5623J), Belding, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Witness reported engine losing power. Pilot dumped load. Struck trees. Aircraft fell to ground. (-23) witnesses stated the engine sounded as though it was…
- [Incident 19830812046559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830812046559I), Aug 12, 1983: Cessna A188A (N5623J), Ludington, MI, Minor damage. Slid off a wet grass runway on the landing roll.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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